Kota Theater, Garrison, ND Altec A5

**Nipper** · November 15th, 2011, 06:59 PM

I like the Seeburg. Do not underestimate those! Working properly with the right amp they sound pretty darn good!

**VolvoHeretic** · November 16th, 2011, 01:42 AM

Thanks for the links GM. I have learned a lot in just a couple of hours of viewing and drooling. I like how in 1947 dollars (as per date at bottom of price sheet), this A5 was just $600 including Altec installation supervision.

http://www.voiceofthetheatre.com/ima...945.prices.jpg

GM · November 16th, 2011, 02:13 AM

You're welcome! Yeah, $600 looks a whole better than the ~$6100 in today's dollars.

GM

**Altec Best** · November 16th, 2011, 12:14 PM

$600 doesn't sound like a lot today but in 1947 it was a lot of cash. Could almost buy a car with that.

**Panomaniac** · November 16th, 2011, 12:51 PM

Yep, that's somewhere around $6000 today depending on how you figure it.
How much do modern cinema speakers cost? (I should know that).

**Nipper** · November 16th, 2011, 01:59 PM

Look at these....

Audiophile Speakers Made in USA - No MDF

**VolvoHeretic** · November 16th, 2011, 03:21 PM

Hum, $8000 a pair for a replacement of an Altec Magnificent, how much did those cost the last time they were produced? My A7-500s cost $800 a pair in 1978 dollars. I remembering seeing an add a few years back for the A7 Legacy by Altec Professional that where listed as $8000+ a pair.

**artlab** · November 16th, 2011, 03:38 PM

@ Nipper re: Cathedral Speakers, beautiful speakers except for the hardware store angles to mount the horns. In the literature they state "horniness associated with horn speakers is eliminated". I don't think they could eliminate my lust for horn loaded speakers! ;^)

**Nipper** · November 16th, 2011, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by artlab

@ Nipper re: Cathedral Speakers, beautiful speakers except for the hardware store angles to mount the horns. In the literature they state "horniness associated with horn speakers is eliminated". I don't think they could eliminate my lust for horn loaded speakers! ;^)

Im with you artlab. I'm as horny as they come.

Not to hijack the thread but I would really like to hear them. If I remember correctly they are constructed of solid wood and a lot of cabinet builders say this is a major no no.

GM · November 16th, 2011, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by VolvoHeretic

Hum, $8000 a pair for a replacement of an Altec Magnificent, how much did those cost the last time they were produced? My A7-500s cost $800 a pair in 1978 dollars. I remembering seeing an add a few years back for the A7 Legacy by Altec Professional that where listed as $8000+ a pair.

No where near a Magnificent, the woofer isn't front horn loaded. Don't recall ever knowing the price. What's left of my billing records shows I paid $535 in Feb. '75 for a pallet of a pair of A7-500 components ordered from CMC Stereo because I could get them cheaper there than from the Altec distributor, though for most components it was the other way around.

GM